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Corey Feldman

Corey Scott Feldman (born July 16, 1971) is an American actor and singer. He became well known during the 1980s, with roles as a youth in films such as Gremlins (1984), The Goonies (1985) and Stand by Me (1986). In 1987, Feldman starred in the horror comedy film The Lost Boys with Corey Haim; they became known as "The Two Coreys" and went on to appear in other films together, including License to Drive (1988) and Dream a Little Dream (1989). Feldman was born in Reseda, California, the son of musician Bob Feldman and cocktail waitress Sheila Feldman. Feldman was raised Jewish, and also holds beliefs in the paranormal. He has an older sister Mindy, a former member of The New Mickey Mouse Club, two younger brothers, Eden and Devin, and a younger sister, Brittnie.

He continued working with his friend Corey Haim on independent films, including a sequel to their last mainstream film together, Dream a Little Dream 2. In 1996, Feldman directed his first and only motion picture, a slapstick comedy called Busted where Haim played a leading role. This would be the last film that they would do as the Two Coreys. (Haim died in 2010). In the late 1990s, Feldman starred in the CBS series Dweebs and then released his second album, Still Searching for Soul, with his band Corey Feldman's Truth Movement. In 1996, Feldman appeared alongside his former Stand By Me co-star Jerry O'Connell in the episode "Electric Twister Acid Test" of the Fox Network series Sliders.[18] In 1999, Feldman appeared in New Found Glory's "Hit or Miss" music video as Officer Corey Feldman.[19] In 1999, he made an appearance in the television series The Crow: Stairway to Heaven.[20]

In 2007, Feldman and Corey Haim began a scripted[28] reality television show entitled The Two Coreys on the A&E Network.[29] Haim and Feldman began taping on December 4, 2006. The show premiered on July 29, 2007.[30] In the winter of 2007, Feldman's new film, Terror Inside, was released after the premiere of the A&E show. It was filmed in the Greater Orlando area by Minott Lenders, an independent film company based in Florida.[citation needed] In January 2008, Feldman, his wife, and Haim started production on the second season of the television show The Two Coreys. Feldman was also executive producer for both seasons.[31]

In 2010, Feldman made an appearance in the music video for "1983" by Neon Trees.[32] He served as an official festival judge in May 2011 for the 4th annual Noor Iranian Film Festival in Los Angeles. Feldman also appeared in the music video for Katy Perry's 2011 single "Last Friday Night".[33] In summer 2011, Feldman started shooting for the horror film Six Degrees of Hell in Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania. The majority of the film was shot at the Hotel of Horror haunted attraction.[34]

On October 28, 2013, Feldman released his first memoir, Coreyography. The book details his early life as a child actor all the way up to the death of his best friend Corey Haim. It also discusses his struggles with addiction and as a victim of Hollywood child sexual abuse.[39] In January 2014, Feldman started hosting a show on Battlecam.com called Corey's Angels Talk Live.[40]

In 2015, Feldman and his then-girlfriend, Courtney Anne Mitchell, appeared in episode 11 of the fourth season of the reality TV show Celebrity Wife Swap. His girlfriend swapped with actor/comedian Tommy Davidson's fiancée, Amanda.[41]

In September 2016, Feldman made an appearance on the Today show to support his album Angelic 2 the Core,[42] which sparked backlash for its unusual nature.[43] Also in 2016, Feldman stated that he had created a "360 management development and production entity" known as Corey's Angels "to help girls who were kind of lost and needed help to find their way."[44]

Feldman was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the third annual Young Entertainer Awards in April 2018.[45]

Feldman contends that sex abuse of child actors is a widespread problem in show business.[49] In March 2018, Feldman spoke at the New York State Capitol in Albany, New York in support of the Child Victims Act, which would lengthen the statute of limitations for civil claims arising out of acts of child sex abuse and would create a one-year period in which sex abuse survivors could bring civil claims that are currently barred by the statute of limitations.[50][51][52]

Personal life

Feldman stated that he began the "Emancipation Proclamation in Hollywood" at age 15, when he was granted emancipation from his parents. He stated that he was worth $1 million by age 15, and by the time the judge ordered the bank records to come forward, only $40,000 remained.[53][54]

Feldman has spoken publicly about his struggles with drug addiction.[55]

On March 28, 2018, Corey was stabbed by three men and was immediately hospitalized.[56] The Los Angeles Police Department later stated that they had not seen any lacerations on Corey's abdomen.[57]

Friendship with Michael Jackson

Feldman was close friends with Michael Jackson as a child. He later accused Jackson of having damaged his childhood by befriending and then abandoning him. The two had become close after Feldman found fame as a young star in Gremlins, The Goonies, and Stand by Me. Feldman admitted Jackson helped many children by becoming a friend and mentor – but Feldman said Jackson did more harm than good, by dropping kids when he grew bored with them. The actor said, "He did real damage in my overall life. I was a 12-year-old boy who was hurt by his family and ignored by people at school. Michael would sit and talk to me for hours and he would listen. Then he would get bored. The biggest thing that Michael's done to children is befriending the ones that are in need and then abandoning them."[58]

In February 2005, Feldman was subpoenaed to testify against Michael Jackson in Jackson's child molestation trial. The singer was accused of molesting a 15-year-old boy, believed to be a cancer survivor, who spent time at Jackson's Neverland Ranch and who appeared in Martin Bashir's documentary Living with Michael Jackson (2003). Feldman said, "I started looking at each piece of information, and with that came this sickening realization that there have been many occurrences in my life and in my relationship to Michael that have created a question of doubt."[59] Conversely, he has spoken out in defense of Jackson in the wake of Wade Robson's sexual molestation accusations.[60] In 2013, he explicitly denied that Michael Jackson had molested children, saying Jackson "was not that guy".[61] In his autobiography, Coreyography, he opened up about the sexual abuse he suffered, claiming that his friendship with Jackson brought him back to normalcy and insisted that Jackson never once acted inappropriately toward him.[62]

When Jackson died, Feldman dedicated a Los Angeles hospital concert with his rock band Truth Movement to the singer. Feldman told the crowd Jackson was watching over the show. "I didn't feel I could pull myself together to do a show tonight," Feldman told People magazine after the show. "It's been really difficult, honestly. I'm all shaken up right now. I had to do a lot of acting, basically, to get through the last 48 hours". Of the events of the week Jackson died, said Feldman, "It was shocking, and I think I'm still in shock, to an extent. I don't think I have fully, completely come to terms with it yet. I have waves and flashes. One moment, I feel fine and I'm myself. Then all of a sudden, it hits me, and I go, 'Wow, he's really gone.' It's very troubling."[63]

Relationships

He met actress and model Susie Sprague in a nightclub in January 2002; they married on October 30 that year, on the final episode of the first season of The Surreal Life. The ceremony was co-officiated by a rabbi and by M.C. Hammer, an ordained minister.[3] In October 2009, the couple split after seven years of marriage. Later that month, Sprague filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences. She sought full custody of their son, with Feldman having visitation rights. She also sought spousal support.[65] Feldman sought joint custody and wanted the court to block Sprague's spousal support demand.[66] After a five-year process, the couple's divorce became final in 2014.[67]

Sex abuse issues

As an adult, Feldman has stated that he is a survivor of child sex abuse. According to Feldman, he was molested by a man he has identified only as "Ron Crimson" who worked as an assistant to Feldman's father.[69] Feldman has indicated that "Ron" facilitated his initiation into drug addiction.[69] Feldman has also accused child agent Marty Weiss,[70] actor and former personal assistant Cloyd Jon Grissom,[71] and former talent agent and Hollywood underage club owner Alphy Hoffman of having sexually abused him.[72]

On October 25, 2017, in response to the Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse allegations, Feldman started an Indiegogo campaign to finance a film about his life to expose the secret child sexual abuse that he claims is just as common in Hollywood as sexism and sexual assault.[73][74] This part of his life is also depicted in the Lifetime Channel original movie A Tale of Two Coreys.

Sexual battery allegation

On January 8, 2018, Feldman was accused of sexual battery. TMZ reported that an unidentified woman walked into a police station, filing a report that claimed Corey grabbed her buttocks in early 2017.[75] On February 5, 2018, the Los Angeles Police Department and Los Angeles City Attorney's office cleared him of the charges.[76]